Cratogeomys merriami

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Rodentia
Subordo: Castorimorpha
Familia: Geomyidae
Genus: Cratogeomys
Species: Cratogeomys merriami
Subspecies: C. m. estor - C. m. fulvescens - C. m. irolonis - C. m. merriami - C. m. peraltus - C. m. perotensis - C. m. saccharalis

Name

Cratogeomys merriami (Thomas, 1893)

Synonyms

* Pappogeomys merriami (Thomas, 1893)

References

* Cratogeomys merriami on Mammal Species of the World.
* Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
* IUCN link: Cratogeomys merriami (Thomas, 1893) (Least Concern)

Vernacular names
English: Merriam's Pocket Gopher

The Merriam's Pocket Gopher (Cratogeomys merriami) is a species of rodent in the Geomyidae family. It is endemic to Mexico.
References

1. ^ Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T., Castro-Arellano, I., Lacher, T. & Vázquez, E. (2008). Cratogeomys merriami. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 March 2009.

Merriam's Pocket Gopher (Cratogeomys merriami) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae.[2] It is endemic to Mexico, where it is found in the area of the Valley of Mexico and the Valley of Toluca at elevations from 1800 to 4000 m.[1]

References

^ a b Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T., Castro-Arellano, I., Lacher, T. & Vázquez, E. (2008). Cratogeomys merriami. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 March 2009.
^ Patton, James L. (16 November 2005). "Family Geomyidae (pp. 859-870)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). p. 861. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.